1980Final results
1980 election for North Dakota Legislative District 4
North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota
Stanley Wright (R) won with 61.2% of the vote, defeating Marvin R. Hovey (D) by 22.4 points.
Stanley WrightRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.2%3,147
Marvin R. HoveyDemocrat
38.8%1,995
5,142 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1980
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET